TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION


Smart New Backlighting Option For OKW’s Customised Plastic Enclosures


OKW has added machining for LED backlight- ing to its enclosure customisation options – enabling electronics designers to overcome ingress protection issues when fitting LEDs and/or light pipes to a housing’s front panel. Backlighting is ideal for a wide range of electronics applications. Numbers or letters appear only during illumination. At other times, no LEDs can be seen because they are mounted below the surface of the panel. Ingress protection is maintained, meeting the enclosure’s IP rating.


OKW enables the backlighting effect by machining small indentations into the underside of a panel. Beneath these indentations LEDs can then be assembled according to the customer’s configuration. The indentations are thin enough to let light from the LEDs pass through the plastic. But neither the LEDs nor the indentations are visible when the illumination is off.


Backlighting is perfect for models such as OKW’s SMART-PANEL wall-mount enclosures (shown in the example).


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Temperature-stable small OLED displays for extreme applications


DISPLAY VISIONS has launched a series of durable white and yellow small format OLED displays for use in extreme temperatures. As self-illuminating, they are exceptionally flat and high-contrast in all directions. They are available with pins for direct mounting or with ZIFF connections. Whether it is Arctic cold


or tropical heat, the durable, small format OLED displays from DISPLAY VISIONS can cope with the most extreme ambient temperatures. They work reliably in a wide range of temperatures from -40° to +80°C. Even at -40°C, the typical response time remains an ultra-fast 10 µs without afterglow. This makes this graphic OLED range ideal for use in refrigeration or cold storage facilities. They also perform their duties reliably and for a long period of time in hand-held devices for outdoor use or in drying kilns, saunas or machine rooms. With their self-illuminat- ing OLED technology, these panels do not require backlighting. They are therefore very flat, having a thickness of between 2 and 2.5 mm. These devices do not suffer from temperature-dependent contrast drift.


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ROGERS CORPORATION EMPOWERS INNOVATION AND BREAKTHROUGHS IN RELIABILITY, EFFICIENCY AND PERFORMANCE


toughest material challenges and are used in applications for e-Mobility, automotive safety and radar systems, mobile devices, renewable energy, energy-efficient motor drives, industrial equipment, wireless infrastructure and more. curamik®


and copper, as well as curamik microchannel coolers are manufactured by Rogers Germany GmbH, Germany. ROLINX®


ceramic substrates (DCB & AMB) made of ceramic Busbars manufactured by


Rogers Corporation (NYSE:ROG) is a global leader in engineered materials to power, protect, and connect our world. With more than 190 years of materials science experience, Rogers delivers high-performance solutions that enable clean energy, internet connectivity, and safety and protection applications, as well as other technologies where reliability is critical. Rogers’ Advanced Electronics Solutions business delivers advanced material solutions to solve design issues such as signal integrity, Radio Frequency (RF) signal management, power efficiency, power distribution and thermal management, to deliver improved device and system reliability. Rogers’ innovative advanced electronic materials solve the


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Elegant TECHNOMET Instrument Enclosures Now Offer More Handle Options


METCASE’s premium TECHNOMET desktop instrument enclosures can now be specified without a handle, or with recessed side handles or a tilt/swivel carry handle bar.


The choice of handle options makes these elegant aluminium enclosures readily portable. Applications include medical/wellness, test and measurement equipment, industrial control, peripheral devices and interfaces, switchboxes, communications and laboratory equipment.


TECHNOMET has a modern cohesive design with diecast flush-fit bezels at the front and rear. Snap-on trims hide the fixing screws. The range is available in 11 standard sizes from 225 x 200 x 75 mm to 350 x 320 x 150 mm, including three versions with a sloping front bezel. For 2025, all sizes are now available with the no handle option. For easier portability, three of the larger sizes are available pre-fitted with recessed side handles. All sizes – with the exception of the sloping-front versions – can also be specified with an adjustable tilt/ swivel carry handle bar. It enables TECHNOMET to be positioned at the


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ideal angle for viewing and operation.


TECHNOMET’s internal chassis is pre- punched to accommodate snap-in PCB guides (accessories) in up to nine


positions. The base panel is pre-fitted with four M3 PCB mounting pillars. The removable rear panel and anodised front panel (acces- sory) are both recessed for added protection. All panels have M4 pil- lars for earthing. Each enclosure is supplied with four non-slip ABS feet. As standard, TECHNOMET is offered in three colours schemes (depending upon the version selected): anthracite (RAL 7016), light grey (RAL 7035) or a combination of traffic white (RAL 9016) and traffic grey A (RAL 7042). Custom colours can also be specified. METCASE can supply TECHNOMET fully customised. Services include custom sizes (heights, widths, depths), custom front panels, CNC machining, fixings and inserts, painting and finishing, and photo- quality digital printing of legends, logos and graphics.


Rogers BV, Belgium are made of copper or aluminum layers separated by insulating materials and laminated into a single structure. For printed circuit board applications, Rogers manufactures high frequency laminates, bondplys and prepregs, engineered to meet stringent performance requirements.


Headquartered in Arizona (USA), Rogers operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, China, Germany, Belgium, Hungary, and South Korea, with joint ventures and sales offices worldwide.


For more information, visit www.rogerscorp.com


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